A Task Force is created by the President of the Conference to address individual issues requiring the immediate attention of a select group of mayors. Task Force recommendations are submitted to the organization as a whole and generally serve as the basis for Conference policy positions. A Task Force is not intended to serve as a permanent body within the organization. When a Task Force mission is completed, the issue it addressed usually is assigned to a permanent Standing Committee for continued monitoring; and the Task Force is disbanded. In recent years, Task Forces have addressed AIDS, Hunger and Homelessness, Unfunded Federal Mandates, Youth Crime and Violence, and Brownfields.

Ex-Officio on all Task Forces:
Mayor Manuel A. Diaz, Miami, FL, President
Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle, WA, Vice President
Mayor Elizabeth B. Kautz, Burnsville, MN, Second Vice President

2010 Census

• Mayor Mark Mallory, Cincinnati, OH, Chair
• Mayor Robert L. Bowser, East Orange, NJ, Vice Chair

2016 Chicago Olympics & Para Olympics

• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Honolulu, HI, Co-Chair

Brownfields

• Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Lois J. Frankel, West Palm Beach, FL, Co-Chair

Capital Cities

• Mayor Michael B. Coleman, Columbus, OH, Chair
• Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock, AR, Vice Chair
• Mayor Eddie A. Perez, Hartford, CT, Vice Chair

Cities United for Science Progress (CUSP)

• Mayor Gary Becker, Racine, WI, Chair
• Mayor Dr. James W. Holley III, Portsmouth, VA, Co-Chair

Climate Protection

• Mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle, WA, Co-Chair
• Mayor James Brainard, Carmel, IN, Co-Chair

Community Trees

• Mayor Rita L. Mullins, Palatine, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Heather Fargo, Sacramento, CA, Co-Chair

Community/Military Relations

• Mayor Mark Begich, Anchorage, AK, Chair
• Mayor Lawrence K. Nelson, Yuma, AZ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Joy F. Cooper, Hallandale Beach, FL, Vice Chair

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

• Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix, AZ, Chair
• Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Mick Cornett, Oklahoma City, OK, Co-Chair
• Mayor Lawrence K. Nelson, Yuma, AZ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Raul G. Salinas, Laredo, TX, Co-Chair
• Mayor Martin J. Chavez, Albuquerque, NM, Co-Chair
• Mayor Thomas C. Leppert, Dallas, TX, Co-Chair

Council for the New American City

• Mayor Jerry E. Abramson, Louisville, KY, Co-Chair
• Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, Co-Chair

Digital Literacy

• Mayor Kathryn L. Taylor, Tulsa, OK, Chair
• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Boston, MA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jerry E. Abramson, Louisville, KY, Co-Chair

Ex-Offender Reentry

• Mayor Sheila Dixon, Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair
• Mayor Wayne Smith, Irvington, NJ, Co-Chair

Franchising in Cities

• Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, Trenton, NJ, Chair

Homeland Security

• Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Washington, DC, Co-Chair
• Mayor Phil Gordon, Phoenix, AZ, Co-Chair

Hunger and Homelessness

• Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Jennifer T. Stultz, Gastonia, NC, Co-Chair

Mayors and Police Chiefs

• Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA, Co-Chair
• Mayor R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis, MN, Co-Chair

Mayors and the Business Community

• Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas, NV, Chair

Mayors Water Council

• Mayor Martin J. Chavez, Albuquerque, NM, Co-Chair
• Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville, AR, Co-Chair

Poverty, Work and Opportunity

• Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA, Chair
• Mayor C. Ray Nagin, New Orleans, LA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Richard M. Daley, Chicago, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, Stamford, CT, Co-Chair
• Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ, Co-Chair
• Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta, GA, Co-Chair
• Mayor Ron Dellums, Oakland, CA, Co-Chair

Small Business/Partner America (TM)

• Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, Stamford, CT, Chair
• Mayor Darwin Hindman, Columbia, MO, Vice Chair

Special Representative/Envoy for International Food Aid and Disaster Relief

• Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf, Virginia Beach, VA, Chair

Sustainable Development

• Mayor Marty Blum, Santa Barbara, CA, Co-Chair
• Mayor David Pope, Oak Park, IL, Co-Chair
• Mayor Brenda L. Lawrence, Southfield, MI, Co-Chair

Vacant and Abandoned Properties

• Mayor John S. Brenner, York, PA, Chair